I refer to the recent revelations of a graduate student’s finding that two of the world’s leading economists, Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff, made an egregious Excel mistake. In a…
Big banks’ shareholders hope to avoid distraction of class-warrior activists
The richest Americans got richer during the first two years of the economic recovery while average net worth declined for the other 93 percent of U.S. households, says a report…
Derek Alvarez, a recent arrival in Cortez, noticed some similarities after living in a beach town in southern Albania close to Greece. Cortez and the Albanian town of Saranda depend…
Consuelo Gomez, owner of Bellevue, Wash., property-management company “Marty K,” says her refusal to hire workers in the United States illegally puts her at a competitive disadvantage. She says she’s…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched a new livestock-identification program to help agriculture officials quickly track livestock in cases of disease. Most farmers and ranchers are expected to use…
The Conference Board says its index of leading indicators dipped 0.1 percent last month to 94.7. That’s the first decline after three months of gains. The gauge is designed to…
Customers can’t pluck a pair of glasses from their smartphone screen to learn how they feel, but shoppers can try on frames virtually or have them delivered for a free…
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate for the 30-year fixed loan dipped to 3.41 percent from 3.43 percent last week. That’s not far from the 3.31 percent rate…
A new AAA reports shows, on average, the cost of driving 15,000 miles a year rose 1.17 cents to 60.8 cents per mile, or $9,122 per year. Overall, that’s about…
The overall pace of homes started rose 7 percent from February to March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.04 million, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Apartment construction, which…
With the masses clogging up special security and boarding lanes, true VIPs are saying: Get me away from this chaos. And the airlines are listening. Just as they’ve made first…
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 157.58 points, or 1.1 percent, on Tuesday, to 14,756.78, winning back more than half of the 265 points it lost a day earlier. The…
This discipline is critically important for startup companies. Early stage startups don’t yet have sales to manage. They don’t have marketing plans against which to measure results. For these firms,…
The Argentine software developer was dealing in bitcoins getting an injection of the cybercurrency in exchange for a wad of real greenbacks he handed to a pair of Australian…
As the stock market continues to climb, trading increasingly has migrated from established bourses like the New York Stock Exchange to private platforms, including dark pools, that are largely hidden…
Lopez leaves Regional Housing Alliance of La Plata County
Customers use the Self Service Banking Kiosks at a JPMorgan Chase lobby in New York. JPMorgan Chase executives are touting what they call their “Branch of the Future,” a place…
What do you need to know about Social Security? As a potential retiree, everything you can. Here are five of the most important things. Its not particularly generous Social Security…
Advocates say these companies have done some retail regulation but argue more needs to be done and the U.S. government isnt stepping up. They list 100-plus chemicals used in hundreds,…
